Tackle: alternatives and connections

To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.

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That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and…

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To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join; as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue, or the like.

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To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and arms; to assault.

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To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.

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The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

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Clothing; garments; ornaments.

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One who carries the line in surveying, etc.

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Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.

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To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle.

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To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other volun…

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Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's ta…

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One who, or that which, bobs.

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The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.

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A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.

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A hook for catching fish.

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A fishgig.

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A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish.

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A fiddle.

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A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, s…

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A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag;…

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A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the music to the dance; -- often called Scotch reel.

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A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

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One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a spinning machine.

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Ten and one added; as, eleven men.

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A fiddle.

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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

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A ridge.

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of Rig

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To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.

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